Springhare
Pedetes capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyPedetidae (Springhares)
- GenusPedetes (Springhares)
- SpeciesPedetes capensis (Springhare)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Cape Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Black-tailed Tree Rat
Thallomys nigricauda
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Brants's Whistling Rat
Parotomys brantsii
Damara Mole Rat
Fukomys damarensis
Desert Pygmy Mouse
Mus indutus
Bushveld Gerbil
Gerbilliscus leucogaster
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Springhare in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Springhare sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Springhare in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Springhare in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.